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Please see the message sent on to us by Barak Kushner. -- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Barak Kushner <[log in to unmask]> Date: 17 February 2014 15:20 To: Sarah Dauncey <[log in to unmask]> *Postdoctoral Research Associate Position in East Asian History *(Fixed Term) *Location:* Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge *Salary:* £28,132 - £36,661 *Reference:* GU02720 *Closing date:* 18 April 2014 Applicants are invited to apply for one fixed-term full-time post (two years) of Research Associate to the ERC-funded project, *The Dissolution of the Japanese Empire and the Struggle for Legitimacy in Postwar East Asia, 1945-1965*. Applicants are encouraged to look at the project website ( www.warcrimesandempire.com) and contact the project director, Dr Barak Kushner, [log in to unmask], ahead of time. *Duties*: The postdoctoral researcher will examine East Asian relations concerning the dissolution of the Japanese empire and war crimes, widely defined. The researcher will mainly focus on collecting, organizing and analyzing Chinese, Japanese or Korean related archives dealing with this topic. S/he will also examine relevant published texts and secondary research in related languages and appropriate bibliographical references. S/he will be expected to work toward producing his/her own monograph within their contract time and perhaps an additional peer-reviewed article. The researcher will also be required to assist in the administration of the project (including various symposia), especially organization of an international workshop and editing its proceedings. The topic of the first international conference will be the "Breakdown of Empire and Legitimacy in East Asia" (20-23 September 2014). Light teaching of up to one class or supervisions may be required. *Requirements*: The applicant should have completed his/her PhD, submitted their thesis and had their viva (if necessary) by the time he or she arrives at Cambridge for the start of the position (After 1 September 2014). A demonstrable commitment to the aims of the project and genuine enthusiasm in such research will also be essential, as will the ability to work effectively as part of a team and on individual initiative. A research associate will be expected to have a thorough knowledge of at least one East Asian language, and score at least a 7 on the IELTS English language proficiency exam, or the equivalent. Candidates need not necessarily have knowledge of the Japanese language but their research must be related to the end of the Japanese empire and early Cold War. *Details about the Project*: This five-year ERC funded project seeks to understand how political rule and legal authority were redrafted in postwar East Asia after the Japanese surrender in 1945. The research will shed light on the social and political transformations that continue to have resonance in our world in the form of East Asia's regional alliances and Japan's relations with its closest neighbors, China, North and South Korea, and Taiwan. The renovation of East Asia after the fall of the Japanese empire has mainly been written from a western perspective, owing to the preponderance of postwar American scholarship and its political dominance. Even with the economic rise and growing importance of modern China, the region's understanding of its own past and its internal dynamics remain deeply rooted in the manner in which World War II ended. The legal restructuring of East Asia and Japan's relations with its neighbors played a vital function in redressing former imperial relations in the early Cold War. The legal investigations and trials were the definition of international law, a relatively new concept itself, especially in East Asia. The legacy of these issues weighs heavily even today because it provided a new vocabulary to East Asian polities to consider the manner in which Japanese imperialism would be replaced and adjudicated in the postwar. To apply online for this vacancy, please go to the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Faculty job vacancy page and the link to the application site at the bottom. (http://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/general_info/jobs/empirewarcrimes-ra.html) Please quote reference GU02720 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy. Interviews to take place in week commencing 28 April 2014. The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. ******************************* New book by Barak Kushner,* Slurp! A Social and Culinary History of Ramen - Japan's Favorite Noodle Soup*, now out by Brill/Global Oriental! See the book here: *http://www.brill.com/slurp-social-and-culinary-history-ramen-japans-favorite-noodle-soup <http://www.brill.com/slurp-social-and-culinary-history-ramen-japans-favorite-noodle-soup>* *Barak Kushner, PhD, (**http://www.barakkushner.net <http://www.barakkushner.net>**)* *University Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Japanese History* *Department of East Asian Studies/Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies* *University of Cambridge* *Sidgwick Avenue* *Cambridge CB3 9DA* *United Kingdom* *Fellow of Corpus Christi College* *phone: 44 (0)1223-335-174* *fax: 44 (0)1223-335-110* *[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>* -- Dr Sarah Dauncey British Academy Mid-Career Fellow & Lecturer in Chinese Studies School of East Asian Studies University of Sheffield http://www.shef.ac.uk/seas/ Honorary Secretary, British Association for Chinese Studies Co-Editor, Journal of the British Association for Chinese Studies (JBACS) http://www.bacsuk.org.uk/ Disability Studies at the University of Sheffield: http://disabilityuos.wordpress.com/ 6-8 Shearwood Road Sheffield, S10 2TD United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)114 22 28436 Fax: +44 (0)114 22 28432